Name: United Backpackers
Address: 250 Flinders Street, 3000 Melbourne, Australia, 250 Flinders Street, Victoria, 3000, Australia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $17 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.5

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United Backpackers

250 Flinders Street, 3000 Melbourne, Australia –

Flinders Street Station: only 2 minutes away! (350 feet by foot)

*8.5* Federation Square: only 2 minutes away! (550 feet by foot)

*8.8* Eureka Tower: only 6 minutes away! (1,500 feet by foot)

*8.5* Regent Theater: only 4 minutes away! (950 feet by foot)

*9.0* Southbank Promenade: only 4 minutes away! (950 feet by foot)

*8.6* Melbourne Aquarium: only 2 minutes away! (550 feet by foot)

Melbourne City Library: only 2 minutes away! (300 feet by foot)

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large bed single room is great with table chairs clothes hanger tea cups tray and kettle, nice ventilation. free walking tour every day depart from the hostel , didn't join but sounds fun

Yintong, Australia

It was a choice out of no choice in Melbourne actually.

Lapkwan, Hong Kong

They have activities every night which is cool if you're travelling alone! Location was also great.

Natasha, United Kingdom

Good location. Nice staff. Bathroom clean (consedering that I stayed in 4 bed with bathroom in, so was never very massy). Air conditioner with heat option worked very well (went during the winter). Pub at the basement kind of nice. Eletric plugs next to the bed. Luguage locker atfer you checked it out.

Rafael, Italy

Excellent location, comfort bed, well equipment, nice staff especialy Liam !

Eva, France

It's located just right infront of Flinder St. Station!

Mirae, Australia

I like the location of this place but the kitchen was crowded and messy It looked like it had recently been refurbished from previous visits Bonus: free pancakes but no free drinks or encouragement for the bar but anyway

Kristen, Australia

Each bed in the dorm had a light and power point. Everyone able to recharge their devices

Stacey, Australia

The bed was comfy, the room was clean and they also provide lockers for each person in the room. They also have bar downstair and breakfast in the morning. The staffs are very helpful, thumbs up! I would come back for second time in the future.

Syd, Malaysia

I enjoyed the fact there was a lounge and a bar on site. I also liked that each bed had its own lock box, and the fact that one needs a card key for each room and respective areas. Lastly, the friendliness of the staff contributed the the homeness of United Backpackers making it the best hostel I've ever stayed at. One more thing, I loved the fact the hostel has daily activities to bring people together that are traveling from all over.

Michaux, United States of America

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Offering a 24/7 front desk, United Backpackers is located in Melbourne CBD, directly opposite Flinders Street Station. Guests enjoy free WiFi in public areas. There is a communal TV lounge, a shared kitchen and an onsite bar.

United Backpacker Hostel Melbourne is a 2-minute walk from St Paul's Cathedral and a 5-minute walk from Federation Square. Rod Laver Arena and Crown Casino are both a 5-minute tram ride away.

All rooms feature lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Some rooms offer private bathroom facilities. Bed linen is provided for all guests. The rooms are serviced daily. Free luggage storage is available for early check in and late leavers.

This is our guests' favorite part of Melbourne, according to independent reviews.

This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Melbourne! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Melbourne! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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	4-Bed Female Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 129 ft² This room features a private bathroom, secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Room Facilities: Shower, Air conditioning, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Room Size: 215 ft² Rooms are 20 square metres. Room Facilities: Fan, Heating, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Budget Mixed Dormitory with Shared Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Room Size: 129 ft² This room features secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Please note that this room has windows opening onto the internal corridors. Room Facilities: Shared bathroom, Fan, Heating, Shared toilet, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Room Size: 301 ft² This room features secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: Shared bathroom, Fan, Heating, Shared toilet, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Queen Room 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 129 ft² This room features a private bathroom, secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Room Facilities: Shower, Air conditioning, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Towels, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Room Size: 161 ft² This room features secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: Shared bathroom, Fan, Heating, Shared toilet, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Twin Room with Shared Bathroom 1 twin bed and 1 full bed or 2 twin beds	Show prices
Room Size: 129 ft² This room features secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. The bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: Shared bathroom, Fan, Heating, Shared toilet, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 129 ft² This room features a private bathroom, secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Room Facilities: Shower, Air conditioning, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Room Size: 301 ft² This room features secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: Shared bathroom, Fan, Heating, Shared toilet, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Room Size: 129 ft² This room features secure lockers, a bedside lamp and secure card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: Shared bathroom, Fan, Heating, Shared toilet, Linens Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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Closest Landmarks

Melbourne City Library 0.1 miles
Flinders Street Station 0.1 miles
St. Paul's Cathedral 0.1 miles
Federation Square 0.1 miles
Melbourne Aquarium 0.1 miles
ACMI - Australian Centre for the Moving Image 0.2 miles
Southbank Promenade 0.2 miles
Regent Theater 0.2 miles
Melbourne City Council 0.2 miles
BHP Billiton Limited 0.2 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Queen Victoria Market Market 1.3 miles
Woolworths Flinders St Supermarket 0 miles
Cup of Truth Cafe/Bar 0 miles
Coles Supermarkets Supermarket 0.1 miles
Dukes Coffee Roasters Cafe/Bar 0.1 miles

Natural Beauty

Yarra River River 0.3 miles

Closest Airports

Tullamarine Airport 12.1 miles
Avalon Airport 30.8 miles

Shopping Nearby – All Within 500 Yards!

Collins Street Shopping Street Boutique
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What Travelers Love About This Location

“They have activities every night which is cool if you're travelling alone! Location was also great.”

Natasha

United Kingdom

“The bed was comfy, the room was clean and they also provide lockers for each person in the room. They also have bar downstair and breakfast in the morning. The staffs are very helpful, thumbs up! I would come back for second time in the future.”

Syd Rahim

Malaysia

“I enjoyed the fact there was a lounge and a bar on site. I also liked that each bed had its own lock box, and the fact that one needs a card key for each room and respective areas. Lastly, the friendliness of the staff contributed the the homeness of United Backpackers making it the best hostel I've ever stayed at. One more thing, I loved the fact the hostel has daily activities to bring people together that are traveling from all over.”

Michaux Hyatt, Jr.

United States of America

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You must show a valid passport or Australian driver's license and credit card upon check-in. 'Proof of Age Cards' are not accepted.

Any guest under the age of 18 years of age must be accompanied by their legal guardian and be in a private room.

Please note that private en suite rooms require a $100 credit card pre-authorisation or cash deposit upon check in to cover any incidental charges.

United Backpackers cannot accept group bookings of more than 10 people.
Groups of 4-10 guests are required to pay a credit card pre-authorisation charge of $100 upon arrival. If arriving separately, the first person to arrive is required to make full payment.

Late check out fees may apply. Luggage storage is available onsite.

BYO alcohol is not permitted. You can however purchase drinks at the onsite bar.

Please note if you are requesting accommodation for multiple guests in the same room for dormitory bookings, this is subject to availability and it is not guaranteed that beds will be in the same room.

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August 17, 2017

Yintong
Australia
8.8

“lovely”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉noisy at night from the street
눇large bed single room is great with table chairs clothes hanger tea cups tray and kettle, nice ventilation. free walking tour every day depart from the hostel , didn't join but sounds fun
August 16, 2017

lapkwan
Hong Kong
4.6

“"Not for someone treasures privacy"”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉Noisy, noisy, noisy, even for somewhere without talkative people, they play noisy musics....OMG!
눇It was a choice out of no choice in Melbourne actually.
August 15, 2017

Molly
New Zealand
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇The best trip! Loved the staff!
August 13, 2017

Natasha
United Kingdom
8.8

“Great location right by federation square”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Quite expensive for a 12 bed room. Other hostels around the area are cheaper & offer free dinners tea and coffee!
눇They have activities every night which is cool if you're travelling alone! Location was also great.
August 13, 2017

Anonymous
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
7.1

“Good location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Kitchen was always filthy, there was a member of staff in there at key times to keep an eye on people but they didn't clean up. If the hostel are paying someone to be there get them to clean too. It wasn't a very big kitchen so it wouldn't take long! Always had to queue for the bathrooms so clearly not enough and they were always dirty. Activities are heavily drinking based so if you are not there to party this might not be for you. Lots of people living there long term.
눇4person room was good size and it was nice and quiet around the rooms. Nice bar downstairs Great location
August 9, 2017

Rafael
Italy
7.9

“Good location and clean, but have to sort it out the "pillow" and hot water problem...”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉No free wi-fi in the room (just common areas); The pillow was horrible (this is something that I usually don't complain about in my comments, but since the hostel has a rule that you can't bring your own pillow, bag sleep, etc, I think it's fair enough that they at least supply a good pillow); Stayed almost 24h without hot water, what is not nice at all in Melbourne (specially during winter and if you paid more for a "private" bathrrom). The night of the first day, the staff at reception said that was a problem in the building and the plumber would try to fix it at 6 of the other day (it's winter... what you mean just in the next day?); In the other day until 9 still no water.. Checked out and the guy told me that was water in some of the floors. Anyway, just read some of the reviews and saw that's a common problem. It's not nice at all if you pay for a service and don't receieve it for all...
눇Good location. Nice staff. Bathroom clean (consedering that I stayed in 4 bed with bathroom in, so was never very massy). Air conditioner with heat option worked very well (went during the winter). Pub at the basement kind of nice. Eletric plugs next to the bed. Luguage locker atfer you checked it out.
August 7, 2017

Eva
France
10

“Excellent spot in the heart of Melbourne”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇Excellent location, comfort bed, well equipment, nice staff especialy Liam !
August 6, 2017

Mirae
Australia
9.6

“Must stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇It's located just right infront of Flinder St. Station!
August 1, 2017

Kristen
Australia

1 helpful vote
5.8

Okay
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉I didn't really like the check in process but I get it. The lift is a bit slow but that's life. I was happy overall
눇I like the location of this place but the kitchen was crowded and messy It looked like it had recently been refurbished from previous visits Bonus: free pancakes but no free drinks or encouragement for the bar but anyway
August 1, 2017

Stacey
Australia
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Noise - outside construction of the train station overnight was loud. As were doors along the corridor as people came in/out of dorms and bathrooms
눇Each bed in the dorm had a light and power point. Everyone able to recharge their devices
July 31, 2017

Anonymous
South Korea
10

“Good choice if you stay in here!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Private toilet and bathroom is little bit small.especially sink is too small to wash the hands.
눇Everything was so good to me.
July 30, 2017

Yu
United States of America

7 helpful votes
8.3

“Awesome staff and location, too much a party hostel.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉- Free wifi only in common area, not in the room. - To be fair, the hostel does not bare much responsibility for the behaviors of the travelers, but maybe they can do something to create a better environment for all travelers. My observation is that a lot of travelers in this hostel are young folks, just come to have fun in Australia on a low budget or working holiday visa, and stay in this hostel longer than a few days. Some of them are simply less than mindful. I stayed in a 12-person room and the moment I opened the door I was shocked to see the floor was covered with clothes and personal items. No body talks to or greets each other. I avoid very much staying in the room except for sleeping. Once around 2pm I went to use the bathroom and barely five minutes passed I came back finding a couple having too much fun in a bed. The day I checked out I have to sneak out at 4:30am when my lower bed fellow traveler happened to come back from late night drinking and tried to strike a conversation with me, even though he was drunk and unable to talk straight.
눇+ The staff is extremely welcoming and helpful. Doel who works at the front desk is such a charm, he takes you in immediately as if he has known you for ages. He would share his tips and suggestions, grab your for lunch if he sees you are alone, and he led a great night out at Laser Tag and then Queen Victoria Night Market. Other staff that I have interacted with are equally knowledgable and friendly. + The location is just unbeatable. Super easy access to many trams to get around in CBD area. Walkable distance to train station where airport bus stops. Millions of dining options around -- Degraves St and Central Pl are literally around the corner with nice coffee shops and brunch options. + A big kitchen and each floor has some shared shower rooms. They might get busy but are always kept tidy and clean. I saw a hostel crew spending quite some time cleaning the kitchen and dining area after dinner time. + Very social environment, with a bar just downstairs, and events every night from bingo night to trivia night. + Locker space in the room always a plus.
July 29, 2017

Syd Rahim
Malaysia
Age group: 25 – 34
10

“Enjoyable Stay for Solo Travellers!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉None.
눇The bed was comfy, the room was clean and they also provide lockers for each person in the room. They also have bar downstair and breakfast in the morning. The staffs are very helpful, thumbs up! I would come back for second time in the future.
July 25, 2017

Anonymous
Australia

1 helpful vote
6.7

“Good option in the CBD”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉The bathroom cleanliness could do with some work. A shelf next to the bed would be fantastic. Rude guests in my room but that's not the hostel's fault. Didn't like having to download and register with Tipi. Would have liked wifi available in the rooms instead of just the common areas.
눇Great location, 4 bed room was a good size, bed comfortable, metal lock box for you belongings was good. Pancake breakfast was included which I wasn't expecting. Glad I was on the third floor as bar seemed nosiy at the weekends. Heather in the room.
July 24, 2017

Michaux Hyatt, Jr.
United States of America
9.6

“Best Hostel I Have Ever Stayed At”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉There wasn't much that I did not like to be honest. However, one thing I didn't care for was that heat was turned off during the night hours in the lounge making it a bit chilly.
눇I enjoyed the fact there was a lounge and a bar on site. I also liked that each bed had its own lock box, and the fact that one needs a card key for each room and respective areas. Lastly, the friendliness of the staff contributed the the homeness of United Backpackers making it the best hostel I've ever stayed at. One more thing, I loved the fact the hostel has daily activities to bring people together that are traveling from all over.

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